The Abundant Wife

Dear Naomi, I can’t believe we are celebrating your fourth birthday already!  This week I asked you a few times what you wanted for your birthday.  You told me that you wanted “balloons, cupcakes, a doll bed, and a ‘little sweep’ (a broom).”  I love how simple your requests are.  One night this week I […]

Dear Naomi, I am really looking forward to spending today and tomorrow celebrating your 3rd birthday with you.  Today we will enjoy some of your favorite activities.  We will go swimming at the pool and then we will dry off and walk over to the park to climb on the play equipment.  We will eat […]

Dear Naomi, As I sat down to write to you, I checked to see when I had last written to you.  I was shocked to see it was 8 months ago!  I am sorry for waiting so long to write to you.  But you already know what a forgetful Mommy I am.  Where would I […]

Dear Naomi, Yesterday we celebrated your 2nd birthday with a family party, including the birthdays of “Dad-dad” and “Aunt Kristy.”  You had such a great time!  Before the party, you spotted some wrapped gifts with bows sitting on the hutch.  You took one down and held it in front of you, and said in a […]

Dear Naomi,   As you have grown from a tiny infant into a 17-month-old toddler, you have made every day an adventure for your father and me.  Activities that were once mundane are now exciting with you along for the ride!  You are a little sponge, soaking up every word and experience with enthusiasm and […]

Here are some fun memories from the last 4 months!   September 23, 2010 I went to The Great Frederick Fair this evening with my parents and my brother Josh. It brought back many memories from my childhood. Naomi loved the chickens, rabbits, tractors, and food, though I think the pigs worried her. It was […]

Dear Naomi, Today you are 8 months old. Can you believe it? Where has the time gone?! It seems like just yesterday we were bringing you home from the hospital. Now you’re on to your second car seat, taking baths in the big tub, and eating in the high chair! This week we caught you […]

Dear Naomi, Yesterday as your Dad and I were driving home on Halloween night, we were remembering the annual Halloween Ball in Langfang, China one year ago. It was on that day that I took the test that confirmed we were pregnant, and on that night that we told our team in China that we […]

Dear Naomi, It is hard to believe that nine months have passed already, and your due date is only two days away! You’ve turned our worlds upside down already, without you even knowing it. Brad and I been students, teachers, professors, coaches, leaders, actors, waiters, camp counselors, artists, and more, but we have never been […]

On Saturday morning, April 11, Brad and I awoke bright and early to grey skies over Langfang. The morning was busy as we finished last minute preparations for the 10 guests who would be arriving around 11am. We hoped the weather would clear up before the guys played basketball in the afternoon. I showered, washed […]